10-08-2012 10:06 PM - last edited on 03-06-2024 06:54 PM by ROGBot
10-08-2012 11:13 PM
10-08-2012 11:36 PM
10-09-2012 12:38 PM
MarshallR@ASUS wrote:
Personally I would veer towards:
>LLC CPU cooler
>Samsung 840/Crucial M4/Plextor M5/Corsair Pro SSD (Toggle or Sync NAND). I use Corsair, Crucial and Plextor M3 at home/work laptop and they are excellent.
>Drop the 1TB HDD, or buy a 3TB or 2x2TB.
>Get a Seasonic Platinum PSU (750-850W will be plenty). I've not kept up with other brands PSU reviews, but you don't need 1300W by any stretch tbh.
>Look at the VG278H/HE 27" 120/144Hz LCD, or, PB278Q 1440p
>Mechanical keyboard (prefer MX reds personally) and a nice mouse
Maximus V Formula(/ThunderFX) for gaming? If you're only running one GPU a 4-way board seems like a waste. Check the specs of the Extreme versus Formula.
10-09-2012 07:31 PM
339683032 wrote:
Thanks, and I may change the cooler, SSD, and Hard Drive. For the keyboard and mouse, I personally prefer something from Razer, since I used their products before. I would like to add another GTX 690 GPU when it's less expensive. However, I would still consider the Mavimus V Formula/Thunder FX. As for the power, would 850W be enough if I want to over clock the CPU? Also, I'm not sure a 27" display would fit on my desk as it is already very crowded and I would like the display ratio to be kept at 16:9.
Thanks for you other recommendations, I will change the parts accordingly. 🙂
10-09-2012 07:46 PM
danjw wrote:
I agree with Marshall for most of his recommendations. If you are considering an SLI with 2 690s (4 gpus) then you should be looking at 1000W+ PSUs. I would suggest something like Corsair's AX1200 or AX1200i. Though with only one display you really won't need more than one 690 for most games. The Formula can easily handle to two card SLI, the extreme would be for a 3 card SLI. Though you will want a case that you can have a fan(s) blowing on the cards. I don't know NZXT cases, so I don't know if that will work for that.
For an SSD, I would suggest the Samsung 640. They have a reputation for reliable drives and it seems like the one to beat in benchmarks.
10-10-2012 12:56 PM
339683032 wrote:
At the max, I would only go for a two card SLI. I have selected the 1300W PSU for this purpose, but I'm looking into other brands as well.
10-11-2012 03:42 AM
339683032 wrote:
Thanks, and I may change the cooler, SSD, and Hard Drive. For the keyboard and mouse, I personally prefer something from Razer, since I used their products before. I would like to add another GTX 690 GPU when it's less expensive. However, I would still consider the Mavimus V Formula/Thunder FX. As for the power, would 850W be enough if I want to over clock the CPU? Also, I'm not sure a 27" display would fit on my desk as it is already very crowded and I would like the display ratio to be kept at 16:9.
Thanks for you other recommendations, I will change the parts accordingly. 🙂
10-11-2012 08:10 AM
10-11-2012 10:13 AM
Xaanix wrote:
well.. point taken but i mainly mean that it wont run haswell. Anyway buying sandy bridge for z77 is... sorta silly, even though it clocks higher you are stuck with pcie2.0 in that scenario, and clock for clock, ivy beats sandy. In the end i realize if you overclock it to the extreme, sandy can win in gaming over ivy, but you really have to ask if its worth it to run the chips so hot for everyday use. Plus IVY saves more power. I would almost never recommend SB over IB for z77.